Friday, 20 March 2020

PORTUGAL BATALHA –MONASTERY OF SANTA MARIA DA VITORIIA


PORTUGAL BATALHA –MONASTERY OF SANTA MARIA DA VITORIA

It marks a turning point in the Portuguese .History and is also a Royal Pahtheon. It celebrates the victory of the Portuguese troops over the Castillians in the Battle of Aljubarrota in the year of 1385. The building is a great masterpiece of the Portuguese Gothic style reflecting at the same time the new artistic current, named Manueline that spread through put the country. It represents a high point of the Portuguese architecture and is therefore one of the most visited monument in Portugal.

The Monastery  of Santa Maria da Vitoria  is  part of UNESCO ‘ s World Heritage restricted network since 1983.

The Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitori was erected in the late 14th century by the order of the King Joao I. The work required innumerous resources both human and material, lasting for over 200 years. It is the most meaningful monument relating to the Portuguese Gothic style.

It was a field of work that boosted the upcoming and perfecting of many arts and techniques like the stained glass windows. According to some Historians this technique has first appeared in the country in this Monastery.

The monument comprises a variety of styles which due to the diversity of backgrounds of the masters that lead the works through times.Afonso Domingues, Huguet, Martim Vasques, Fernao D Evora e Mateus Fernandes and others. The last structural intervention is dated from the decade of 30 of the 16th century when the Tribune of the Unfinished Chapels was built.

In the 20th century, more precisely in 1910, it was classified as a National Monument and in 1983 it was given recognition by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site. In 2007 the monastery was voted as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. Recently awarded the statues of National Pantheon. The Monastery and the heritage around are the starting point to get to know the Municipality of Batalha.


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